Look Out Below! A Hypersonic Missile Just Fell Off A U.S. Air Force B-52
David Axe
An experimental Mach-five missile accidentally fell off a B-52 test plane during a trial over California, Aviation Week reported on Tuesday.
The Hypersonic Air-Breathing Weapon Concept missile, or HAWC, was destroyed when it struck the ground at Edwards Air Force Base, according to reporters Guy Norris and Steve Trimble.
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HAWC is one of several super-fast missiles that the Air Force is developing in order to help its ancient B-52 bombers and other planes poke holes in Chinese and Russian defenses.
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